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Apple iPod Nano may pose fire hazard, says Japan (AFP) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:14:08 GMT AFP - Japan's industry ministry has ordered Apple to report on measures it will take regarding cases of its iPod Nano music player overheating and catching fire, an official said Thursday.

The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes (AP) Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:34:32 GMT AP - iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending July 26, 2010:

Stream music from Google Docs with Cloud Music (Macworld.com) Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:36:00 GMT Macworld.com - With the advent of the smartphones, streaming media has reached new potential. No longer do you have to worry about whether or not you copied that newest album to your iPod: as long as you’ve got a wireless connection, you can probably use an app to play it back right from your home computer.

Shock, blame after 19 trampled at German festival (AP) Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:24:50 GMT AP - Throngs of techno fans followed the floats, the dancers and the throbbing music to the festival venue: an old freight railway station that local media estimated could handle 300,000 people.

Live Concerts Come to YouTube and Vevo This Summer (Mashable) Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:50:53 GMT Mashable - VEVO and YouTube have taken another step to establish themselves in the online music space by announcing a partnership with American Express to launch a series of live-streamed concerts, “Unstaged: An Original Series from American Express.

Roku teams with MP3tunes to deliver music streaming (Macworld.com) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:48:00 GMT Macworld.com - If you’re a Netflix streamer, you may have heard of the Roku Netflix Player, a device that streams your Netflix videos to your TV.

Slacker Radio Integrates ABC News Content into Its Music Service (Mashable) Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:03:27 GMT Mashable - Good news for Slacker Radio fans -- the web/mobile music application integrated ABC News into its stable of content today, allowing users to customize their news consumption as well as incorporate it into their Slacker stations.

MOG Brings Unlimited Streaming Music to iPhone and Android (Mashable) Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:03:29 GMT Mashable - On-demand subscription music service MOG has just launched its official mobile app for the iPhone, iPod touch and Android devices. MOG originally unveiled its mobile app at SXSW earlier this year, but it's just now becoming available.

Apple squashes bugs with iTunes 9.2.1 update (Macworld.com) Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:26:00 GMT Macworld.com - To kick off the start of the new work week, Apple has released a minor update to iTunes 9.2 to fix some bugs and keep iTunes trucking.

Apple iTunes 9.2.1 Fixes One Critical Hole (PC Magazine) Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:54:07 GMT PC Magazine - A single critical vulnerability in the Windows version of iTunes 9.2 is fixed in the just-released version 9.2.1.

Hands On: MyFord's Touch Makes Sync Better (PC Magazine) Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:07:57 GMT PC Magazine - The second generation of Ford Sync represents a big step for what is already the industry's most comprehensive, affordable Bluetooth and music player system.

Bugs Fixes: Two iTunes tips (Macworld.com) Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:02:00 GMT Macworld.com - Sometimes the solution to a problem is right in front of you. You just have to take the time to notice it—or at least find out about it. Such was the case for me with two separate iTunes-related matters.

UK Royalty Society Suggests ISPs Pay for Pirated Music (PC World) Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:30:17 GMT PC World - A U.K. music royalty collection society has suggested charging ISPs for pirated content traded on their networks, as the organization claims piracy will worsen with faster broadband speeds.

iTunes Connect Mobile App Now Available for iPhone (Mashable) Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:04:21 GMT Mashable - If you're a digital content distributor, you've probably heard of iTunes Connect: It's a set of tools that helps you manage your content in the App Store.

Survey: Cloud-based iTunes streaming could be a hit (Macworld.com) Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:17:00 GMT Macworld.com - There’s been a lot of talk lately about the future of iTunes and the possibility of a subscription model coming to the iTunes Store. While we can’t say for sure what the future will bring, Market research company NPD Group has done the next best thing—asking users what they want.

Report: iTunes Users Want Cloud-Based Music (PC Magazine) Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:52:34 GMT PC Magazine - More than a quarter of Apple iTunes users have a strong interest in a cloud-based music option that would let them stream their iTunes library from a variety of devices, according to Wednesday data from NPD Group.

SanDisk and Toshiba Sign New Flash Factory Agreement (PC World) Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:50:09 GMT PC World - Toshiba and SanDisk announced on Wednesday a new joint venture agreement for an advanced NAND flash memory chip factory in Yokkaichi, Japan, meant to keep ahead of burgeoning demand for the NAND flash chips to store songs, photos and other digital data.

Sonos adds Wolfgang's Vault live concerts (Macworld.com) Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:00:00 GMT Macworld.com - If you’re a music buff, you’ve probably heard of Sonos, maker of the Sonos Multi-Room Music System.

Boston judge cuts penalty in song-sharing case (AP) Sat, 10 Jul 2010 04:32:05 GMT AP - A federal judge on Friday drastically trimmed a $675,000 verdict against a Boston University graduate student who was found liable for illegally downloading and sharing 30 songs online, saying the jury damage award against a person who gained no financial benefit from his copyright infringement is unconstitutionally excessive.

U.S. judge slashes penalty in music download case (Reuters) Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:23:39 GMT Reuters - A U.S. judge slashed the penalty levied by a jury against a Boston Ph.D. student found guilty in 2009 of illegally downloading and sharing songs published by some of the world's biggest recording companies.